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ANTHOLOGY
Definition of ANTHOLOGY
noun
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, “flower-gathering”), from ἀνθολογέω (anthologéō, “I gather flowers”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather, pick up, collect”), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60 BCE, originally as Στέφανος (στέφανος (stéphanos, “garland”)) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. Anthologiai were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. By surface analysis, antho- + -logy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANTHOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTHOLOGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AGHLNOOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ANTHOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found ANTHOLOGY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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